… that determine uterine contractility: the contractile apparatus; electrophysiology of the myocyte
including excitation-contraction coupling; and regulation of the sensitivity of the contractile …

… experimental focus is on pathways controlling and regulating contraction, and we …
physiological conditions the Ca2+–calmodulin–MLCK pathway is predominant in producing uterine …

… Study of the physiological mechanisms that produce excitation in the uterus, the subsequent
Ca 2 + signals and biochemical pathway leading to contraction has underpinned this …

… pathways that control myometrial contraction and relaxation and defining the regulation of
these pathways. … delineating the pathways that control myometrial contraction and relaxation …

… recording of uterine electrical signals from the abdominal surface uterine electromyography
(… of uterine contractility. Studies in animals and humans indicate that uterine performance can …

… physiological contraction and relaxation of the uterus and I will emphasize on the role of
calcium as a key regulator of uterine … also initiate other intracellular pathway and signals and …

… of their known stimulatory effects on the myometrium and because each is synthesized
within the rat uterus, which suggests that they might have physiologic influence on myometrial …

… the treatment of uterine infections and uterine infertility cases … about the contraction mechanism
of the uterus, its contractile … contractile activity of the uterus, factors affecting contractile …

… 3.2 Pathway to Contraction Figure 10.4 illustrates a schematic representing a uterine myocyte
and the pathways leading to contraction, and how they might be inhibited, for example to …

… The expression of such CAPs then primes the uterus for contraction prior to the release of
uterotonins, such as oxytocin and prostaglandins during labour. Known CAPs include …